cururo

[kuˈɾuɾo]

/[kuˈɾuɾo]/ noun

The verdict

“cururo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Spalacopus cyanus) roedor endémico de Chile, de pelaje negro, que se caracteriza por construir profundos túneles en la tierra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cururo · cururo · Spanish

cururo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for cururo
PropertyValue
Headwordcururo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kuˈɾuɾo]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cururo” en español

cururono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cururo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kuˈɾuɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Spalacopus cyanus) roedor endémico de Chile, de pelaje negro, que se caracteriza por construir profundos túneles en la tierra.".

cururo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cururo, spelled C-U-R-U-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Spalacopus cyanus) roedor endémico de Chile, de pelaje negro, que se caracteriza por construir profundos túneles en la tierra.

Synonyms

chululo

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cururo"?
"cururo" is spelled C-U-R-U-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈɾuɾo].
What does "cururo" mean?
As a noun, "cururo" means: (Spalacopus cyanus) roedor endémico de Chile, de pelaje negro, que se caracteriza por construir profundos túneles en la tierra.
How do you pronounce "cururo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cururo" is [kuˈɾuɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cururo" come from?
"cururo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list